How to Be Black in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jan 03, 2013 Renata rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: humor, nonfiction, memoir, grownup

Yes yes yes. I would like this to be required reading for everyone please. I knew Baratunde Thurston was hilarious but this is just... SUCH deft humor + history + anger + theory... really perfect handling of race in America which is basically impossible to discuss anymore. I loved the commentary from The Black Panel (including a token white guy [the guy behind Stuff White People Like, in fact]), too.

Bonus: since I've read this and How to Be a Woman, I am now qualified to be Oprah.

Oh and PS this ...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Jana rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, 2013

I first heard about this book on Totally Biased and am glad I finally got around to reading it. It's funny and a fast read, but it's also educational without being heavy-handed or manipulative. ...more

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Feb 07, 2012 A. V. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Hilarious and insightful and unequivocally black. I laughed out loud! More than once! Everyone in America should read this book. Seriously.

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Sep 03, 2018 Rae rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sociology-current-affairs, 2018

Biting satirical humor about black culture and racism in America. Quite funny.

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Oct 30, 2012 Akilah rated it liked it

Shelves: 2013

Totally read this in February just like Thurston knew I would.

The best part of reading this book was telling people I was reading the book because they all said something along the lines of "Because I guess you don't know how, huh?" or "Because you REALLY need that one, right?"

I'm saying. We could all use a lesson. ...more

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